Netherlands forward Martens out of Euros with injury
Netherlands forward Lieke Martens has been ruled out of the rest of the women's European Championship, the KNVB said, dealing a blow to the defending champions ahead of the knockout stages.
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Netherlands forward Lieke Martens has been ruled out of the rest of the women's European Championship, the KNVB said, dealing a blow to the defending champions ahead of the knockout stages.
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SHEFFIELD, England: Defending champion the Netherlands needed a late surge to beat Switzerland 4-1 and guarantee a place in the Women’s European Championship quarterfinals on Sunday, while Sweden qualified with ease in a 5-0 win over Portugal.
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The reigning European champions have had something of inauspicious start to the title defence at Euro 2022. A lacklustre display in their opening match against Sweden saw the Netherlands just about escape with a 1-1 draw before a 3-2 win against Portugal having initially surrendered a 2-goal lead before stealing the win. Ad/> A win in their final match with Switzerland should see them top the group, but after their triumph in 2017 and World Cup final appearance two years later, the Dutch appear to be in a period of transition, especially having lost legendary manager Sarina Wiegman to England and making the somewhat left-field appointment of Mark Parsons to replace her.
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